Designed by SANGRAD Architects + AVP Arhitekti, the first prize winning proposal for the Osijek University Library becomes a place for cultural enrichment and at the same time, relaxation through the use of green loggias, clean energy, and a pleasant micro-climate on outdoor spaces. The importance of the proposal’s orientation is crucial; for the idea is to design an energy efficient library, which was one of the starting components in the design. More images and architects’ description after the break.
The site where the project is located was practically defined by the program thus the proposal filled almost entirely its surface. Following several analysis of different positions for the library, the concept to set the main entrance was set from the most opened area (a green surface of a former sports arena on the east of the plot) thus it became the main square in front of the library. On the west side, a secondary access was generated by the program guidelines for the functionality of the congress area so it could work independently from the main library.
